device connect in python

[robert.lee2]

Tried several variation to perform the equivalent of cli command - "devices device xxxx connect" -

root.devices.device[dev].connect.request()

root.devices.device[dev].connect()

and then check the 'result' attribute of object returned.  However, I keep getting a timeout when doing this in python (even though the cli command to the same device returns true).

<ERR> 8-Nov-2020::21:15:23.622 nsov5-dev-01 ncs[197669]: devel-c service_pre_modification(create) error {external_timeout, ""} for callpoint.........

PS - I know that I should not be doing any external task in a service create (premod or otherwise), but am now curious to know why this is not working.

[hniska]

Works for me

10:24 $ ncs_pycli
Your maagic object 'root -> (root)' is now prepared... go have some fun!
trans.compare() to see your current transaction
trans.apply() to commit
trans.revert() to revert changes
Maapi object can be found at m
You can restart the transaction and create a fresh root object by invoking new_trans:

In [1]: new_trans
new transaction created

In [27]: output = root.devices.device['CE0'].connect()

In [28]: output.info
Out[28]: '(admin) Connected to CE0 - 127.0.0.1:10022'

In [29]: output.result
Out[29]: True

[robert.lee2]

Thanks - Yes there was nothing wrong in the way I was composing the command in python - I made the mistake of a transaction in a transaction and created a lock condition so the clall never actually got resolved - hence the timeout.  Thanks for the reply confirming the syntax.  Much appreciated.